Imran Khan, founding president of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), believes his recent £190 million judgment case It is part of a political strategy to force him to reach an agreement and he has rejected any suggestion of negotiation or compromise.
During a media interaction outside Adiala Jail, Imran’s sister Aleema Khan conveyed her brother’s position and stated that the PTI founding president had firmly rejected the notion of a deal.
“He is not going to make any deal. He has no intention of negotiating with the government. He will continue to fight the cases against him, regardless of how long he remains in prison,” Aleema Khan said.
Imran Khan’s comments were in response to his conviction in the £190 million Al-Qadir Trust case, in which both he and his wife, Bushra Bibi, were sentenced. Khan, however, believes the sentence is politically motivated and designed to break his resolve.
Aleema Khan further clarified that the decision had nothing to do with any ongoing negotiating committee.
He noted that his brother had advocated for the case to be taken to higher courts, where it could be examined in depth.
He added that the case would reveal more facts as it progressed through the legal system.
He also questioned the fairness of the judicial process and noted that figures such as former president Asif Ali Zardari and former prime minister Nawaz Sharif were not held accountable in similar cases. “Why are only Imran Khan and Bushra Bibi facing these charges?” she asked.
PTI leaders have expressed confidence that the high courts will give them a fair hearing and allow them to present a detailed case.
Khan’s legal team is preparing to challenge the conviction, believing the process will shed light on alleged political bias within the judicial system.
Aleema Khan also criticized the involvement of certain judges, referring to previous concerns raised by the Supreme Court about judges such as Nasser Javed Rana, suggesting that the judicial environment in Pakistan is compromised by political influence.
PTI to challenge Al-Qadir Trust ruling
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) is set to challenge the ruling in the £190 million Al-Qadir Trust case before the high court on January 21 (Tuesday), saying the decision is “controversial” and that the founder party leader Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi were “wrongly” convicted.
PTI Central Secretary Information Sheikh Waqas Akram confirmed on Sunday that the party would file an appeal to overturn what he called an “egregious miscarriage of justice”.
He hoped that the names of PTI supreme leader Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi would be cleared in the first hearing, deploring the sentence as “a blatant travesty of justice driven by political motivations and fabricated allegations”.
The decision to appeal was made following a central committee meeting that reviewed the legal and political ramifications of the verdict amid ongoing negotiations with the ruling Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N).
The committee backed party president Barrister Gohar Khan’s announcement that talks with the PML-N-led coalition would continue till the deadline set for a government response to the PTI’s demands.
